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2010
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Apr. 8
Print Edition for the week of
Apr. 8 - 14, 2010
Vol. 19, No. 31
Savage Love
Give and Take
by Dan Savage
New Column!
A Big-Butt Museum Would Be Hot
by Sir Mix-A-Lot
Film/TV
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
: You Got Lynch in My Herzog
by Brendan Kiley
When You're Strange
: Stroking Jim Morrison's Ego, for Good Reason
by David Schmader
City Island
: In Love with Andy Garcia
by Charles Mudede
Dancing Across Borders
: More Like Dancing Across Boredom
by Brendan Kiley
Date Night
: It's Just Like NBC's Thursday-Night Lineup! Except Now It Costs Money!
by Erik Henriksen
Concessions
Fake Emotional Depth, Real Hair
by Lindy West
Bunny Lake Is Missing
by Charles Mudede
I, Anonymous
THANKS FOR STEALING MY HUSBAND
by Anonymous
Music
Get Your Head Out of Uranus
Blue Scholars Aim to Scuttle Seattle Hiphop's Space Program
by Charles Mudede
The Beach Joys
The Ruby Suns' Tropical, Antipurist Pop
by Dave Segal
Fucking in the Streets
Animal Collective's
ODDSAC
by Eric Grandy
Up & Coming
This Week's Noteworthy Shows and Parties
by Stranger Staff
It's a Hit
New Singles from Erykah Badu, Michael Bublé, and More
by Michaelangelo Matos
Data Breaker
Eminent Techno Philosopher Thomas Fehlmann's Groove Science
by Dave Segal
My Philosophy
Skate Decks, Phonephreaks, and the Seattle Stimulus Package
by Larry Mizell Jr.
The Score
The Ghost Bands, Idolaters, and Digital Fizz of Jazz
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Poster of the Week
Poster by Andrew Sullivan
by Aaron Huffman
Party Crasher
Jesus vs. iPad: Who Will Win?
by Paul Constant
Underage
The Round with Jacob James and Sean Nelson
by Megan Seling
Theater
Comparisons Are Odious
But When It Comes to Family Drama, August Wilson Kicks Clifford Odets's Ass
by Brendan Kiley
Cultural Castration
Assimilation and Frigidity in
Ching Chong Chinaman
by Charles Mudede
Burlesque Box
Lost in Space! 2010: A Burlesque Odyssey
by Jessica Price
Visual Art
The Things He Carries
John Grade Leaves His Sculptures Alone on Mountaintops
by Jen Graves
Books
Inside the Box
Corporate Euphemisms, Angry Librarians, Accusations of Bullying: The Tense Battle for Seattle Public Library's Future
by Paul Constant
Food & Drink
The Travesty of Dinner at the Space Needle
Do You Want More of What They're Serving at SkyCity?
by Bethany Jean Clement
Bar Exam
The Best Karaoke EVER Is Frances Farmer Organ Karaoke at Vermillion
by Bethany Jean Clement
Chow Bio
Casey James: Barista, Barista Boyz
by Steven Blum
The Happiest Hour
A Pizza Mart in the U-District
by Marti Jonjak
Features
Dear Catholic Church: Excommunicate Me
by Paul Constant
How to Defeat Someone Made Furious by "How to Defeat a Pit Bull with Your Bare Hands"
Because nothing infuriates pit bull lovers like using the breed as an example of a dog that might rip your face off.
by David Schmader
So You Want to Get Excommunicated?
How to Stop Child Rapists and Hatemongers from Speaking for You
by Paul Constant
News
The Chihuly Glasstroturf War
A well-funded campaign wants to build a private Dale Chihuly glass museum on public land, but the public opposes it. Here's why it must be stopped.
by Stranger Staff
Human Wrongs
Two City Council Members Ignore the Advice of City Rights Commission
by Dominic Holden
Now or Never
Mayor Rolls Out Study That Shows How to Put Light Rail on the 520 Bridge
by Dominic Holden
Police Beat
Safer Without a Pit Bull
by Charles Mudede
Crossword Puzzle
This Week's Puzzle
Playing Ball (April 8)
by Brendan Emmett Quigley
Crossword Solution
Playing Ball (April 8)
by Brendan Emmett Quigley
Public Editor
A Critical Overview of
The Stranger
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)
Control Tower
What Do Kinky Authors Owe Us?
by Mistress Matisse
I Love Television
I Dislike You, Sandra Bullock!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Suggests
Margot Quan Knight
by Jen Graves
The History of Seattle Architecture
by Christopher Frizzelle
Freeway & Jake One
by Charles Mudede
King Khan & the Shrines
by Dave Segal
Help Out Columbia City Cinema
by Lindy West
'The Cremaster Cycle'
by David Schmader
The xx, jj, Nosaj Thing
by Eric Grandy
Hugh Raffles
by Paul Constant
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Slog
Beautiful Day for a Yakima Tea Party
by Eli Sanders
Reading Today
: Madness and Mayhem!
by Paul Constant
RIP Malcolm McLaren
by David Schmader
SL Letter of the Day: Undermining the Sacred Sanctity of Opposite Marriage
by Dan Savage
Dept. of Tell Us Something We Don't Already Know
by Bethany Jean Clement
The Morning News: Obama's Bow, Palin's Dough, Twitter's Ads
by Dominic Holden
The Garbage Workers' Labor Disputes: Where Things Stand Now, Allied edition
by Jake Blumgart
"Queer" As In "Fuck You"
by Dominic Holden
2010 Pulitzer Prizes Announced
by Paul Constant
Leotarded Republican Talking Point
by Dan Savage
Local Boy Makes Nerd
by Grant Brissey
Megan Is Bringing Books to Slog Happy
by Paul Constant
O They Will Know We Are Christians...
by Dan Savage
God, It's Awful Outside
by Christopher Frizzelle
Dear Queer Youth Space Activists, Cont.,
by Dan Savage
The Voice Mails of Charles Alan Wilson (March 26: "Not That I Hate You")
by Eli Sanders
Currently Hanging
:
Sense Us 2010
by Jen Graves
Ask a Yakima Tea Partier: What's a Pike Street Whore?
by Eli Sanders
This Week in Film:
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
by Lindy West
Vegfest 2010 Is This Weekend
by Megan Seling
A Good Look at the Midterm Elections
by Charles Mudede
The Air Traffic Controller of the Restaurant
by Bethany Jean Clement
The Stranger's Web Department is Hiring
by Anthony Hecht
Bigwigs Battle over Chihuly Museum Tomorrow Night
by Cienna Madrid
Flickr Photo of the Day
by Aaron Huffman
How to Train Your Neocon
by Paul Constant
The Garbage Workers' Labor Disputes: Where Things Stand Now, Garbage Strike (?) Edition
by Jake Blumgart
Fuck Mike Huckabee
by Dan Savage
"Why does the tap water in Seattle taste like Chlorine?"
by Megan Seling
SL Letter of the Day: Gay Porn Recommendations
by Dan Savage
Reading Tonight
: The Seamy Sides of Religion and Science
by Paul Constant
The Location of the Universe?
by Charles Mudede
Currently Hanging
: Colleen Hayward
by Jen Graves
Why I Want to Fuck Barack Obama, and Other Games
by Paul Constant
"Health Care Is Gonna Fix It so You Don't Live so Long"
by Eli Sanders
Youth Pastor Watch
by Dan Savage
John Grade's Art Parade Is Being Shut Down
by Jen Graves
Morning News: Brought to You by the Letter B
by Brendan Kiley
Justin Bieber's Teeth Are Too Small
by Dan Savage
Police Beat: Guns and Dogs
by Charles Mudede
Explaining the Google Books Settlement
by Paul Constant
If This Were My Puppy...
by Cienna Madrid
Today in Lunch
by Lindy West
"B-b-b-b-but, I thought Obama was destroying the economy..."
by Charles Mudede
Just Got My Ride Back
by Grant Brissey
SundaySundaySunday!: The
Cremaster Cycle
Live-Slog
by David Schmader
The Morning News
by Lara Phillips
Today in Breakfast
by Lindy West
Caffe Vita Owner Charged with Assault, Hit and Run, and DUI
by Cienna Madrid
This Is What the Seven-Foot-Tall Kangaroo Sounded Like...
by Grant Brissey
Do Nurse Strikes Have Killer Consequences?
by Jake Blumgart
Puss in Boots
by Mary P. Traverse
Arrest the Pope?
by Dan Savage
Is That a Yarmulke on Sen. Patty Murray? And Did That Guy Really Just Say That About Hitler? Yes, Yes, and More from Yesterday's Tea Party Rally in Yakima.
by Eli Sanders
Inside the Battle for the Seattle Public Library
by Paul Constant
Lunchtime Quickie: Little Brothers Ruin Everything
by Kelly O
City Leaders Condemn Council for Ignoring Human Rights Commission
by Dominic Holden
The Strange Stuff People Steal
by Lara Phillips
Urbanized Penguins Exist!
by Charles Mudede
Today in Seattle History: The Goddess Kring
by David Schmader
The Voice Mails of Charles Alan Wilson (March 23: "God and Guns")
by Eli Sanders
Capitol Hill Community Council Fights for Aloha Extension to Broadway Streetcar
by Cienna Madrid
Lust's End: The Lusty Lady to Close
by Brendan Kiley
Lunchtime Quickie: A Man and His Dog
by Kelly O
Police Beat: Safer Without a Pit Bull
by Dominic Holden
Live-Slogging, briefly, the Mariners
by Chicago Fan
Life Imitates Art, "Top Chef" Edition
by Jen Graves
Reading Tonight
: Lamottage, Freedom Rock, and the Umpire Empire
by Paul Constant
Morning News
by Brendan Kiley
Last Night: the xx, jj, and Nosaj Thing at the Showbox SoDo
by Eric Grandy
The Voice Mails of Charles Alan Wilson (March 30: "Damn Liberals")
by Eli Sanders
And They Did It Without the Help of Chihuly
by Jen Graves
The Morning News
by Dominic Holden
The Anti-Cop March
by Dominic Holden
Is Whistler Too White?
by Dan Savage
More Penguins in the Hood
by Charles Mudede
"Sorry for Making You Hear All About My Upsetting Sex Life. Please Buy Nike."
by David Schmader
Lunchtime Quickie: This Is What Happens When You Break a 4-Year Old's Heart
by Kelly O
How to Defeat Someone Made Furious by "How to Defeat a Pit Bull with Your Bare Hands"
by David Schmader
Excommunicating Ain't Easy
by Paul Constant
Canadian Supreme Court Chokes On Tough Case
by Dan Savage
Clip Art of the Day
by Mary P. Traverse
Tonight: Cute Night OMFG!
by Gillian Anderson
Today in Nacho Platters That Are Cakes
by David Schmader
The
New Yorker
's
Centaur
Satyr Fetish
by Jesse Vernon
iPhone OS 4
by Anthony Hecht
Glenn Beckwatch
: Vote for the Greasy Toga Man Cover
by Paul Constant
Your Novel Is Not Quite Ready Yet
by Paul Constant
Portland's New Housing Project Geared for Cyclists
by Cienna Madrid
Talking with Caterpillars
by Mary P. Traverse
Tired of Anti-Cop Marches?
by Jen Graves
Dating Tips for Guys
by Dominic Holden
The Latest Volley in the War over the Proposed Chihuly Museum
by David Schmader
A Budget!
by Eli Sanders
Who Agrees With McGinn That We Should Replan the 520 Bridge to Include Light Rail?
by Dominic Holden
Are You Packed with $300 Worth of Talent?
by David Schmader
Things I Have Found on the Ground, Part 3 in a Series
by Lindy West
The Home That Allegedly Phoned
by Eli Sanders
A Theory Concerning Pit Bulls
by Charles Mudede
Reading Today
: Not the Losers of the Floating Bridge Press Poetry Chapbook Award
by Paul Constant
Good Afternoon
by Grant Brissey
You Do Not Have a Book Deal...
by Paul Constant
Separated at Birth?
by Bethany Jean Clement
Kangaroos Grow Up to be Nightmares
by Grant Brissey
He Is a Very Fancy Truck
by Dominic Holden
The Voice Mails of Charles Alan Wilson (April 4: "The Fucking Pain")
by Eli Sanders
Lunchtime Quickie: Ukrainian Men Very Very Sexy
by Kelly O
The Cremaster Cycle Live Slog
by David Schmader
City Blocks
by The Stranger Testing Department
If You Don't Teach Kids About Sex in School or in the Home…
by Dan Savage
Meanwhile in Oregon: Bill Donohue Vindicated!
by Dan Savage
Salvage from Paul Thiry's Historic House Going on Sale
by Jen Graves
Suffering from Eurotrash Envy
by Cienna Madrid
The Voice Mails of Charles Alan Wilson (March 27: "On Social Security and Medicare")
by Eli Sanders
Do You Like Bad Movies?
by David Schmader
A Curious Fact Concerning Donald Rumsfeld
by Charles Mudede
I Thought This Place Looked Familiar
by Eli Sanders
This Week in Film:
City Island
by Lindy West
Pulitzer Prize Winning
Homophobe
by Dan Savage
40 and 20 Years Ago Today
by Chicago Fan
How to Not Get Laid by Your Fellow Correctional Officer
by Grant Brissey
Pork Shoulder Is the King of Meats
by Dominic Holden
Pulitzer Controversy and the Provincialism of New York
by Brendan Kiley
Tim Burgess, Sally Bagshaw, and Richard Conlin Vote Against City's Human Rights Commission
by Dominic Holden
Would You Please Consider Using the Words "Carpet Squirrels" Rather than the Word "Rats"? Thank You.
by Cienna Madrid
Pope on the Ropes, Part 498
by David Schmader
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Baby Penguins, a Post Office for Sale, and Crime
by Erika Broad
Uh Oh Tremerz!
by The Stranger Testing Department
An Important Announcement About the Eating of Spring Rolls
by Paul Constant
On the New Hominid Species Discovered in South Africa
by Charles Mudede
Reading Tonight
: Sports or Bugs?
by Paul Constant
Today in iPads and Books
by Paul Constant
Do You Like Food and Music?
by Megan Seling
Why Is Tina Fey So Mean To...
by Dan Savage
How To Thwart The Liquor Board's Un-American Plan To Stop 21-Year-Olds From Getting Wasted On Their Birthdays
by Dan Savage
Sir Mix-a-Lot: "Why Not Have a Butt Right in the Middle of the Seattle Center?"
by Dominic Holden
Every Child Deserves a Mother and a Father
by Dan Savage
"What is the best item to be found in Uwajimaya?"
by Megan Seling
Today in Wonderful and Just Developments; or, You Know What's 10 Million Times More Fun Than a High School Prom?
by David Schmader
This Week in the Music Section: Blue Scholars vs Seattle Hiphop's Space Program
by Eric Grandy
Blaming the Media Didn't Do It, Blaming the Victims Didn't Do It, Blaming Anti-Semites Didn't Do It, Blaming the Jews Didn't Do It...
by Dan Savage
This Week in Film:
Dancing Across Borders
by Lindy West
SL Letters of the Day: I'M SICK OF THIS QUESTION
by Dan Savage
Today in Class War
by Brendan Kiley
Reading Tonight
: Ahoy, Japan's Black Market!
by Paul Constant
Slog Happy Is Tonight!
by Megan Seling
A Good Reason for the Existence of Meth
by Paul Constant
"This cappuccino cup cake = for example: all great art."
by Megan Seling
The Daily Show
Helps Bring Armed Americans out of the Closet
by David Schmader
Conan O'Brien, We Hardly Knew Ye
by Paul Constant
The Morning News
by Lara Phillips
Hey Everybody! I Got an E-mail from God!
by Paul Constant
You Will Soon Be Tripping over E-readers
by Paul Constant
24 Million Mobile Phones in Mexico Will Be Dead Tomorrow
by Charles Mudede
Opening Day!
by Dominic Holden
Twitter: Now More Annoying
by Grant Brissey
How Dare Anyone Suggest That The Tea Party Movement Appeals To Or Attracts Or Is Run By...
by Dan Savage
The Voice Mails of Charles Alan Wilson (March 24: "Watch Your Back")
by Eli Sanders
The
Seattle Times
Wins a Pulitzer
by Eli Sanders
The Lesser of Two Evils?
by Grant Brissey
The Smoking Gun
by Dan Savage
American Taliban
by Paul Constant
The Morning News
by Dominic Holden
City Report Guts Claims in Aggressive Solicitation Bill
by Dominic Holden
Church-Sponsored Felon Housing Going Nowhere Fast
by Cienna Madrid
The Stupid Never Stops
by Dan Savage
Where's the Best Prime Rib in Seattle?
by Megan Seling
Currently Hanging
: Margot Quan Knight
by Jen Graves
Would You Please Consider Using the Word "City" Rather than the Word "Community"? Thank You.
by Jen Graves
White Women Are Lonely in China
by Charles Mudede
No Left-Wing Palin
by Dan Savage
This Week in
The Stranger
by Christopher Frizzelle
Rewarding Iowa
by Dan Savage
The Stupid Never Stops, Pt. 2
by Dan Savage
An Investigation Was Probably Called For...
by Dan Savage
Speaking of Sandra Bullock's Hitler Poopstache...
by Brendan Kiley
The Hideout: Staying Open
by Jen Graves
Reading Tonight
: Judging Books by Their Covers
by Paul Constant
The Anti-Cop March in Photos
by Kelly O
Slog Happy Is in One Hour
by Megan Seling
The A.W.A.R.D. Show! Is Back
by Brendan Kiley
City Youth Want More Green Space, More Freedom to Be Kids
by Cienna Madrid
Headline of the Day
by Charles Mudede
An Emotional Tour of the Henry
by Jen Graves
Get the Fuck Out
by Lara Phillips
HUMP! 2010 Is Coming...
by Dan Savage
Assassination Explication
by Eli Sanders
Naming Rights
by Dan Savage
Killer Design
by Mary P. Traverse
On the Failures of the Catholic Church
by David Schmader
Last Night on Top Chef Masters
by Bethany Jean Clement
Day After Opening Day
by Chicago Fan
The Mayor Answers Questions About the Chihuly Museum, Seattle's School District, and His Relationship with City Council
by Megan Seling
Flickr Photo(s) of the Day
by Aaron Huffman
And That's Why It's Called Teabagging
by Dan Savage
New 25-Story Building in Belltown to Be Demolished
by Dominic Holden
Man Who Allegedly Threatened to Kill Patty Murray Released on $20,000 Bond
by Eli Sanders
The Beer Tax Cometh
by Eli Sanders
The Polish President Was Not All That
by Charles Mudede
Tonight: Top Chef Masters
by Bethany Jean Clement
The Thinking Right Fear the New and Emerging Monster: Obamanomics
by Charles Mudede
Instant Karma for Cocks at Dick's
by Erika Broad
The Voice Mails of Charles Alan Wilson (March 22: "One Piece of Lead")
by Eli Sanders
Have a Suggestion for a Vegan Restaurant Worthy of an Anniversary Dinner Celebration?
by Megan Seling
How's That Hatey, Crazy Stuff Working Out For Ya?
by Dan Savage
Pain and Palin
by Charles Mudede
Show Some Muscle, Mayor
by Dominic Holden
Birther to Be Court-Martialed
by Dominic Holden
Glenn Beckwatch
: A Fearsome Rain of Haiku
by Paul Constant
A Little Good News Out Of Montana
by Dan Savage
The Voice Mails of Charles Alan Wilson (March 29: "You Are 86'd")
by Eli Sanders
This Is Some Clever Spam
by Paul Constant
Happy (Home) Opener!
by Chicago Fan
Chase and Jordan Are Going to Prom
by Dan Savage
On Broadband
by Paul Constant
McGinn and the Seattle Arts Commission Size Each Other Up for the First Time
by Jen Graves
The Globalization of the Gut
by Charles Mudede
Brokeback Mountain: The Prequel
by Paul Constant
Provoked and Careless
by Dan Savage
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Ugly Swedish Babies and a "Good Kid"
by Erika Broad
IM IN YR HAUS COOKIN YR HOT DAWGS
by Paul Constant
Dear Queer Youth Space Activists...
by Dan Savage
Liquor Board Proposal Would Ban 21-Year-Olds From Buying Booze
by Cienna Madrid
"Avoid Even Marginal homosexual Conduct"
by Dan Savage
Where Exactly Did Malcom McLaren Die?
by Brendan Kiley
Nine Hours at SIFF Cinema
by Jen Graves
Stupak Quits
by Dan Savage
My Letter to the Catholic Church
by Paul Constant
Every Child Deserves a Mother and a Father
by Dan Savage
Lunchtime Quickie: Whitney Houston is Trapped Inside a Taiwanese Boy
by Kelly O
MatchBook
: Funny Girl
by Paul Constant
Get Your Ass Off the Couch
by Lara Phillips
PlayStation Move: Fun, but (as of Yet) Inessential
by The Stranger Testing Department
Such Nice Dogs...
by Dan Savage
Powerful Women, and the Men Who Threaten Them
by Eli Sanders
The Future of Trash in the Northwest: An International Symposium
by Cienna Madrid
Hey Virginian Racists—Now You Can Celebrate Confederate History Month with Alabamian Racists Again!
by Grant Brissey
The Bacon is Strong with This One
by Mary P. Traverse
Super-Chap
by Mary P. Traverse
SL Letter of the Day: Sharing A Laptop
by Dan Savage
Illustrated Comment of the Week
by Greg Stump